About Cytix
What is Cytix?
Cytix is a software security company based in Manchester. Its homepage calls it "The security decision layer for a world where software development never stops." and says "Cytix creates a persistent knowledge graph of the live system landscape." The platform works from existing tickets and code changes: "Works with Jira, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Issues." The adverts say Cytix helps organisations "understand which software changes actually matter, what should happen next, and how to prove the right call was made". Its case-study pages feature Netacea, Street Group, Protas and BrightHR, and its pentesting-partner page says the platform is "Powering NCC Group's continuous testing programme." The company page names two founders, Ben Armstrong (Commercial Co-Founder) and Thomas Ballin (Technical Co-Founder). Companies House lists CYTIX LTD as incorporated on 12 April 2022, and on 12 August 2026 the company announced "a $7M Series A funding round". No page read states a headcount or a total amount raised.
Where will I work?
The homepage footer gives "101 Princess Street, Manchester, United Kingdom M1 6DD", which is also the registered office at Companies House. On 12 November 2026 the Ashby board listed 6 adverts, all located in Manchester and all tagged Hybrid: none remote, none on-site. The Product Delivery Manager advert says "You’ll work on Cytix’s core product, with our Manchester City Centre office as your base (2-3 days a week)." The other five adverts give no number of office days. All 6 say "Flexible hybrid working: Work in a way that helps you do your best work, while staying connected with the team." and the two engineering adverts ask for someone "Able to work independently in a hybrid environment". The delivery manager would work with "a distributed team of up to ten engineers across Manchester, the wider UK and overseas". The last interview stage is "onsite in Manchester" in all 6 adverts, and the adverts say Cytix will "cover travel costs for the final stage onsite no-matter where you live in the UK".
What is the Cytix team like?
Cytix describes itself as small: "We're a small team with big plans, so every person we hire genuinely shapes what Cytix becomes." The company page says "We’re still founder-led, still young enough that a good call from someone new to the team can change what happens next." and "Right now the team is in build mode, favouring experimentation rather than a defined playbook." It lists five values (Make the first move, Find the smarter path, See it through, Raise the bar, Play to win) and the adverts say "we interview for all of them". The 6 live roles are in Product (4: a Senior Full Stack Engineer, a Principal Software Engineer, a Penetration Tester and a Product Delivery Manager) and Sales (2: an Account Executive and a Senior Account Executive). The sales adverts ask for a track record of hitting quota, around £500k–£750k for the Account Executive and £750k–£1m+ for the Senior Account Executive; neither states the role's own quota. The Penetration Tester advert describes pentesting "for our clients across a range of industries" alongside work on the Cytix platform, and the Plans page says the Hybrid plan routes human testing to CREST-accredited partners.
Work-Life Balance
All 6 adverts, in Product and in Sales, carry "Time off that works for you: Unlimited holiday policy, including a guaranteed 33 days plus your birthday off". No cytix.io page read states a holiday policy, so the wording comes from the adverts only. No advert or page says whether the 33 days include bank holidays, whether the birthday is one of the 33 or an extra day, or how holiday requests are approved. No page or advert states weekly hours or core hours, and none (0 of 6) mentions shifts, on-call duty, out-of-hours or weekend work. The values text asks people to "bring a bit of humour when the pressure's on", the engineering adverts want someone "Comfortable moving quickly, making pragmatic decisions, and shipping iteratively", and the values say "We'd rather you act and be slightly wrong than sit still." Hybrid working is stated as flexible; the one stated pattern is 2-3 office days a week in the delivery manager advert.
Perks and Benefits
- Unlimited holiday policy, including a guaranteed 33 days plus your birthday off (6 of 6 adverts)
- Flexible hybrid working (6 of 6 adverts; only the Product Delivery Manager advert names a Manchester City Centre office base, 2-3 days a week)
- EMI share option scheme for eligible employees (6 of 6)
- Private healthcare through Vitality after one year's service, including dental, optical, hearing and therapy cover (6 of 6)
- Company car salary-sacrifice scheme (6 of 6)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, with no number of weeks stated (6 of 6)
- Opportunities to attend security conferences including BSides, OWASP Chapters and BlackHat Europe / USA (the Penetration Tester advert only)
- Travel costs covered for the final interview stage, wherever you live in the UK